12:00 am
justafreep
happy flip... and tr8
12:02 am
justafreep
ro7 x 3
12:03 am
justafreep
ho7 x 4
12:04 am
justafreep
re7 x 2
12:05 am
SuzeeQ24
wow..how do you find them so fast?
12:06 am
justafreep
Some days I don't find any. Today was a good day.
12:10 am
cybernan
hi everyone :)
12:10 am
justafreep
re7 x 3
12:11 am
justafreep
hi,nan
12:13 am
justafreep
re7 x 4
12:17 am
SummerBreeze44
ar8 and tr8
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
SummerBreeze44
sl7
12:21 am
JaxH66
Sorry ar8 but already called
12:23 am
grannyrose
whew. for a moment there i thought.....
12:24 am
justafreep
happy anniversary, grannyrose.
12:24 am
grannyrose
thanx freep. 16 years of happiness for us both.
12:25 am
justafreep
lovely
12:25 am
justafreep
What did you end up ordering?
12:26 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:27 am
grannyrose
starters fresh garlic bread, mushrooms crumbed and filled with bacon, onions , then seafood basket. so much. left some for a lunch. finished with strawberry cheesecake. all washed down with a yummy bottle of cienna.
12:27 am
grannyrose
tummy was very happy....loll
12:33 am
cybernan
good night all - leaving the 9 for tomorrow
12:33 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams nan
12:33 am
justafreep
night,nan
1:02 am
grannyrose
oh for heavens sake ! i missed the foot digit and it was my last word. don't you just hate that when it happens.
1:03 am
grannyrose
i'm utterly disgusted with me... loll
5:37 am
Jeanius421
can you turn the puzzle like in Boggle?
5:38 am
M3
I dont think you can. ;)
6:12 am
aebmusica
ar6/21 clue please
6:12 am
bubba218
ar6 to get excited
6:17 am
aebmusica
tyvm bubba
6:35 am
Alleyn58
Is it too early to ask for a clue for the ar9?
6:36 am
Haz1558
There isn't an ar9, the 9 is ro9.
6:36 am
FrenchToast
you mean ar7/8 combo??
6:36 am
FrenchToast
The one who excites the otheris the ar7
6:36 am
Alleyn58
That would help!!
6:37 am
Haz1558
ro9 where birds of a feather flock together
6:37 am
Alleyn58
Thanks - for the ar 7/8 - now for the ro9!!
6:39 am
FrenchToast
Alleyn, ro9 builds off the ro4,8
6:39 am
Alleyn58
Bless you - Has - always need to crack the long ones to cheer me up!!
6:40 am
Haz1558
Good for you, makes you feel accomplished, doesn't it?
6:42 am
Alleyn58
Indeed - therapy during lockdown!
6:42 am
Haz1558
Are you still shielding?
6:43 am
Alleyn58
Sorry - but not a word!
6:46 am
Alleyn58
Being very careful - hubby nearly 80 and I have bad asthma - however by tomorrow will have seen all 7 grandkids.
6:47 am
Haz1558
Lovely, that will have helped.
6:50 am
72 Temple Owl
hello
6:51 am
Haz1558
Hello, TO.
6:51 am
72 Temple Owl
how are you?
6:52 am
Haz1558
I'm well, getting used to not being in complete lockdown - I had my hair done this week but it is weird to be wearing a mask while getting it done.
6:53 am
Haz1558
Our daughter flew over from London for a few days so it was lovely to have her, first since Christmas although we've had regular family zoom sessions.
6:53 am
72 Temple Owl
we only just came out two weeks ago but not fully. i have eschewed the salon for now but i am rethinking that.
6:53 am
72 Temple Owl
not seeing loved ones is very hard.
6:54 am
Haz1558
My hairdresser has a tiny salon, room for maximum of two but doing one at a time, masks on etc.
6:55 am
Haz1558
It is difficult, only saw my sister for the first time in three months the weekend daughter was over.
6:55 am
72 Temple Owl
same here. but they are anxious to get back to workk and it makes me nervous. the city has never fully reopened, they have a spike. may be related to protests.
6:56 am
72 Temple Owl
and travel to seaside resorts is also causing a surge. the young people thing.
6:57 am
Haz1558
Yes, they think they're invincible.
6:57 am
72 Temple Owl
politics as well. they are snxious for their time, and boomers are in the way.
6:58 am
72 Temple Owl
had that at work.if layoffs were threatedned, they kept saying they were just starting families and why didn't we just leave?
6:59 am
Haz1558
It's a pretty entitled attitude to take, look out for yourself and worry about nobody else.
7:00 am
72 Temple Owl
i don't know bout your part of the word for sure, but it's certainly true here.
7:01 am
72 Temple Owl
it's like the 60s all over again, but with more violence.
7:03 am
Haz1558
There seems to be a lot of pent-up anger, certainly.
7:05 am
Haz1558
I'm using understatement font.
7:05 am
72 Temple Owl
oh yes. even bofore all of this. you saw it constantly on the web, because it was not in person. imo we have become so desensitized, that we are embolened to do it to people's faces now.
7:08 am
Haz1558
It's very sad to watch the divisions being intensified, the whole 'what about' attitude is ultimately not helpful to anyone. Less talk, more listening to each other would be preferable to digging further into entrenched positions.
7:10 am
72 Temple Owl
the anger thing is hard to sort out. i do agree. i won't post or comment on prolitical stuff and sometimes what one thinks is notpolitical is taken by others as such and the fight begins...
7:11 am
72 Temple Owl
it's intersting that this is a worldwide phenomenon. i try to rememner back to the sixties to sort out- how soon we forget! a firend who is a gret sutdnt of world history points out that about every 50 years there is a socilaist revolution.
7:12 am
72 Temple Owl
pardon my sloppy typing.
7:13 am
Haz1558
Violence is never a good thing. I do think that countries sometimes come to the point where a rethink is needed, much better to do it by civilised debate than by slugging it out on the streets.
7:13 am
72 Temple Owl
do you see the divisions in your country as well?
7:14 am
dan2bit
this is what Marx was diagnosing in his time. the rich keep taking until the rest of us force them to give some back
7:15 am
72 Temple Owl
there are people who think that that is too slow or outdated. i do remember. but i also remember opting out when the talk got around to molotov cocktails.
7:18 am
72 Temple Owl
haz lovely to see you. i must get out for daily walk, already very hot and humid. and too late to sacre the deer. i like seeing them run the streets in the early AM
7:19 am
Haz1558
TO, Europe leans much more socialist than the States, even our conservatives are to the left of Democrats. I'm heading to the kitchen - good to see you.
7:20 am
72 Temple Owl
yesterday there was a young groudnhog running towards the edge gym in the afternoon. since they have automatic doors, i think it must have been very interesting for the members...
7:20 am
72 Temple Owl
wildlife abounds in the time of stay at home! be safe.
7:25 am
msr
May I please get a clue for the ho6/33? Thanks1
7:26 am
Wendrie
think fishing :)
7:27 am
MollyL
Or prostitute
7:27 am
msr
I I have that one, it is the other one I need.
7:29 am
BzznBea
More corny
7:30 am
msr
Thanks! It was making me crazy!
7:30 am
BzznBea
Carla gets the Babble Tiara today.
7:47 am
dan2bit
morning all! could I have some stats for the 2nd row O?
7:48 am
BzznBea
Are those the ok's?
7:48 am
Dorens
Plural of the state that contains Tulsa, Dan
7:49 am
Dorens
sorry, you asked for stats
7:49 am
BzznBea
ok4., ok5.20
7:49 am
dan2bit
that's, umm, all right?
7:50 am
dan2bit
thanks all!
7:54 am
Sandraf
Any clues please for the 8. I have ar8. Thanks
7:55 am
penquis
tr 8....same ending.....
8:09 am
dan2bit
firewords! thanks lickety and Dorens and Bea and all cluers. su6/33 was my last
8:16 am
penquis
congrats...
9:04 am
hokie carla
where's Aloy? Let's Go....Hokies
9:13 am
Aloyisius
hi Hokie! Aloy has been lurking, down to 6. Thought about you when I saw the grid.. go Hokies!
9:14 am
hokie carla
haven't even reached halfway here
9:15 am
Aloyisius
well, I started after the flip
9:15 am
hokie carla
well keep up the good work ;)
9:18 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with bottom E pls
9:20 am
Aloyisius
em5 and em6 peri
9:20 am
hokie carla
ah, the old alt spellings
9:20 am
periwinkle
thank you Aloy
9:20 am
hokie carla
what about the upper a?
9:21 am
Aloyisius
yw, took me a while to spot the royalty
9:21 am
periwinkle
hokie is in the grid but not accepted :(
9:21 am
Aloyisius
love those Hokies
9:21 am
hokie carla
I know, so sad. but you can make it more so
9:23 am
periwinkle
found both 8s but need help with the ro9pls
9:25 am
hokie carla
you're farther along than I am
9:26 am
MollyL
ro9...place where you keep chess pieces? : D
9:26 am
Aloyisius
ro9 is pl for a big nesting area for our feathered friends
9:27 am
Aloyisius
lol Molly
9:27 am
hokie carla
got it, thx
9:27 am
periwinkle
ty Aloy
9:27 am
hokie carla
ro4 used to be my favorite card game
9:27 am
Aloyisius
whoa, that brings back memories
9:28 am
hokie carla
nobody here knows how to play
9:29 am
Aloyisius
I have forgotten.. used to play a lot of canasta too..
9:30 am
hokie carla
I do find spades a little easier than ro4 because you use all the cards instead of discarding, so then you know what's still out there.
9:30 am
hokie carla
have never played canasta
9:31 am
Aloyisius
fw, last word ho7.48, resembling a garden tool. Canasta uses two decks, about all I can remember, lol.. must scoot. Happy Babbling!
9:31 am
hokie carla
alright, 49 left after 1st pass
9:31 am
hokie carla
bye, aloy. thanks for coming out of hiding!
9:31 am
hokie carla
and thanks for the word, would never have thought of that
9:32 am
Aloyisius
go Hokies! poof
9:34 am
hokie carla
FYI - something can resemble a garden tool but cannot resemble something you wear on your foot
9:38 am
hokie carla
5th col finished!
9:46 am
Douglas
*Munches oreo in grid*
9:46 am
hokie carla
yeah, I keep seeing that over and over
9:47 am
Douglas
okie isn't in the dictionary. Muskogee probably isn't either
9:48 am
hokie carla
also tried that
9:48 am
hokie carla
just in case
10:05 am
hokie carla
seemingly stuck at 26 left. still have 7 4's and I swear I just tried every 4 combo for every open tile. oh well, BBL
10:10 am
cybernan
good moring, everyone
10:19 am
hurshy
morning, cnan and all
10:19 am
hurshy
phantom: shout
10:25 am
hurshy
it's the wrong tr8, Gromit! and they've gone wrong!!!
10:26 am
72 Temple Owl
carla, something Ccan resemble part of the foot
10:26 am
hurshy
ooh thanks TO
10:27 am
hurshy
ha, it's so appropriate for TO to clue a TO word :D
10:35 am
hokie carla
checking back in before a dog walk - thanks TO, did not have. now 23 left.
10:35 am
hurshy
hi hokie, how do you enjoy being in the grid? :D
10:37 am
hurshy
the nine, i got the nine, woohoo i got the nine
10:37 am
M3
ho7 clue please
10:38 am
M3
hot 7 48 first one :)
10:38 am
hurshy
there are prostitutes, and then, more like a (base of the prostitute word), and then, rhymes with yummy round baked goods
10:45 am
M3
nope cant get it :)
10:46 am
hurshy
drat these k words
10:47 am
wvteach
my first HO 7/48 - resembles a garden tool
10:47 am
M3
k's i have its some of the ho's!
10:47 am
hurshy
oho, thanks wvteach!
10:48 am
hurshy
should have thought of that given we just had the TO clued by TO
10:49 am
cybernan
su 6 please?
10:49 am
hurshy
oho, so there is an su word!
10:49 am
cybernan
su 6/33, but stumped on that one
10:50 am
hurshy
ok well the points def helped me
10:50 am
hurshy
now to think how to clue it
10:51 am
hurshy
in music, a chord that is held is ***tained. + most of the ending of the HO7 and TO7 just discussed
10:51 am
cybernan
does it begin with sir in the deep south?
10:51 am
corpsvalue
su6/33 = su + sounds like when an oil tanker leaks, it leaves a massive oil ***c*
10:53 am
cybernan
ty hurshy and corps
10:55 am
hurshy
10 left. half of them are Ks.
10:56 am
cybernan
*!*~*!*
10:56 am
hurshy
well done, cnan
10:57 am
cybernan
good for you hurshy - I don't have the patience to go without the list anymore.
10:59 am
hurshy
well, i usually get it at the very end, but, maybe can do without it today if i can just deal with the K
10:59 am
hurshy
aha, found a department store!
11:02 am
Douglas
Pippin is in the grid (or perhaps one of his family members)
11:03 am
hurshy
so he (they) are!
11:04 am
hurshy
ok that was a grammatical mess
11:04 am
hurshy
i have 3 OK words - is the fourth O from that O an OK also, or is it something else?
11:05 am
hurshy
OH I GOT IT!
11:05 am
hurshy
it was another OK, in case anyone else wants to know
11:06 am
Biltong
stats please hurshy? Thanks
11:07 am
hurshy
well, two of them are 4/8, and then there's a 4/9 with a plural
11:09 am
Biltong
ty hurshy :)
11:10 am
hurshy
are there any KH or KR words?
11:12 am
Biltong
no, hurshy
11:14 am
Biltong
yw. Bye for now :)
11:24 am
hokie carla
I'm back, thanks for the ok4/5 combo. I always miss that one
11:35 am
hokie carla
used the list for last 20. TTFN!
12:22 pm
BzznBea
I'm leaving 18 in Judi"s bucket...May be here tomorrow...
1:01 pm
MollyL
mehnameishannah probably says ok4
1:01 pm
phandmd
good afternoon.
1:10 pm
MollyL
How was the anniversary dinner?
1:14 pm
phandmd
It was lovely, thanks. The evening was perfect.
2:50 pm
FrenchToast
oops!
4:09 pm
MollyL
FrenchToast said a non-worrrrd
: D
5:23 pm
Trifioso
hello friends.
5:24 pm
Trifioso
cuteness alert - driving home from the beach today, we had to cross a river. Saw three BABY otters scooting across the road to the river bank. Totally adorable
5:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
hello trif
7:52 pm
grannyrose
a huge thank-you to all who were here to help me yesterday. i am much better today.
7:53 pm
grannyrose
* rueful grin *
7:55 pm
Douglas
All I see is suot leke. I'm not even enthused enough to try aorto
8:03 pm
Douglas
"Took a walk down the street
Through the heat whispered *****"
8:06 pm
origami
Hi folks. It's 104 here. Same forecast for tomorrow. I had to take down my hummingbird feeders. The liquid was too hot.
8:06 pm
JenMO16
Hi everyone!
8:07 pm
JenMO16
It is still 90 degrees at 8PM.
8:12 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today
8:13 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
8:14 pm
Bugsaw
welcome to the game, Minveryork. Always nice to see you
8:17 pm
Minveryork
Hi Bugsaw! How are you doing today? Thanks for greeting
8:18 pm
Bugsaw
I am well and hope you are too.
8:33 pm
Minveryork
I am well. I have a summer job teaching online. I love it!
8:33 pm
PastorJ
Hi Grannyrose, glad you're having a better day!
9:18 pm
origami
Hi Bugs! Min! Nice to see you guys.
9:20 pm
Minveryork
Hello origami! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid
9:21 pm
origami
I'm fine, Min. Tired of not seeing anyone. It sure is getting old. How are you doing?
9:25 pm
Douglas
Maybe this grid is in Klingon. Shuok! Kotra!
9:26 pm
HarryHood
darmak and jilad at tinagra
9:28 pm
Minveryork
I am well. I have a summer job teaching online. I love it!
9:31 pm
HarryHood
found the 9 :)
9:31 pm
origami
Good for you! I'm still working half-time, albeit online.
9:32 pm
origami
I feel fortunate to have a job these days!
9:32 pm
Minveryork
The one good thing about working online is the commute
9:32 pm
origami
WTG Harry.
9:34 pm
HarryHood
not a big fan of Ks
9:38 pm
Minveryork
Not a big fan of DT! ðŸ˜
9:39 pm
HarryHood
first pass through 54 to go.
9:40 pm
HarryHood
I assume things will get progressively worse :)
9:42 pm
origami
Even though my commute is very short since I retired and got my part-time job, I appreciate not having to get up and shower and dress and drive somewhere. I can get up at 7:30 and be working by 8. Loving that.
9:44 pm
Minveryork
What is your part-time job,if you don't mind me asking U
9:45 pm
origami
I am now a budget manager for a department at a university near me.
9:47 pm
origami
And by "near" I mean 4 miles :D
9:49 pm
HarryHood
no patience tonight. listing with 44 to go.
9:54 pm
origami
Min - at what level are you teaching?
9:57 pm
Minveryork
I'm teaching advanced level high school students English.
9:58 pm
origami
Nice. I bet that is fun. Kids who really want to be there.
10:01 pm
Minveryork
Students take the classes online in their country.So when I am teaching at 11 in the morning it is 5 or 6 their time.
10:01 pm
Minveryork
When I'm teaching at 2:00 p.m.,it's 9:00 p.m. their time.
10:03 pm
origami
That's dedication :D I think the reason I really liked my AP classes in high school (NOT in English :-) ) was because all of my fellow classmates really wanted to be there. The teachers were wonderful.
10:03 pm
HarryHood
teachers enjoy AP classes for the same reason
10:03 pm
HarryHood
my AP kids are great
10:05 pm
Minveryork
Sorry if I asked before, but what do you teach HarryHood
10:05 pm
origami
What subject do you teach, Harry?
10:06 pm
HarryHood
these days chem and environmental science
10:06 pm
origami
Echo, echo, echo :D
10:07 pm
HarryHood
finished the Ks!
10:08 pm
origami
I LOVED my AP chemistry teacher. He was a refugee from Romania where he was a university chemistry teacher. This was in the early 70's .... dating myself :D
10:09 pm
HarryHood
had a great time with my ap chem kids this past year, even though it ended as zoom.
10:09 pm
HarryHood
done! woohoo!
10:10 pm
origami
Congratulations, Harry.
10:10 pm
HarryHood
have a good night all :)
10:13 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations HarryHood on your fireworks! Way to go!
11:14 pm
Minveryork
K's Knotted! 6 left
11:20 pm
grannyrose
and wb minveryork
11:21 pm
Minveryork
T's Tossed! 2 left
11:21 pm
grannyrose
lol at national blueberry muffin day. my hubby's favourite.
11:21 pm
grannyrose
gooooo minver
11:21 pm
Minveryork
Hello grannyrose and thank you.I LOVE blueberry muffins
11:22 pm
Minveryork
grannyrose, can you please help with re 6/27 and re7/40
11:23 pm
Minveryork
Never mind! I just found the combo. Thank you anyway!
11:23 pm
grannyrose
to touch again, minver. re6
11:23 pm
Minveryork
I'm finished! I have fireworks! re 7/40 was my final word.
11:24 pm
grannyrose
WTG MINVERYORK !!!
11:24 pm
Minveryork
Thank you grannyrose! Nice to get FWs after being away.
11:24 pm
grannyrose
and i am ashamed to say my last was to4, foot digits. i couldn't believe i had missed it.
11:27 pm
Minveryork
I have a fetish about missing four letter words. I tend to nail those words right away. I fe 4/7 like a total heel if I miss any 4 letter words before going to the list, granny.
11:31 pm
rururocks
well you stuck your foot in it GR
11:31 pm
grannyrose
i got the nine early in doing the grid. sometimes the biggies just jump right out at you. other times i simply cannot see them at all. one time i searched for a simple 6/21 word for nearly 30 minutes. i think that's hat i love about this game, that and finding new words and learning their meanings.
11:33 pm
grannyrose
oh, hello ruru. sorry i missed your grand entrance.
11:42 pm
rururocks
not so grand.. just trying to make a joke :D
11:43 pm
Minveryork
Hi rururocks! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.
11:43 pm
grannyrose
lolll. you succeeded. i was trying to work a foot in mouth comment but don't fe4 too clever to day.
11:44 pm
rururocks
hi miner
11:44 pm
rururocks
minver that is.
11:45 pm
rururocks
how are you both?
11:45 pm
Minveryork
I LOVE your icon, ruru. Now I have that song in my head.
11:46 pm
Minveryork
Doing well ru. I am LOVING my summer teaching job now
11:46 pm
rururocks
that place puts out great signs.. they had another funny one i'm going to post
11:46 pm
rururocks
oh great.. teaching on Zoom?
11:48 pm
grannyrose
i was down yesterday ruru. but with the tender care i received from other players i have risen to the top, like a bubble in champagne. not one of them judged me for being so morose. instead i was validated and supported in the most loving way possible.
11:48 pm
Jacula
Waiting for new grid here, which seems to be as slow as what I escaped from - waiting for security cam footage of fox to download on my FB page.
11:49 pm
rururocks
that's nice gr.. we all get down sooner or later
11:49 pm
rururocks
I guess I missed that chat
11:50 pm
mkg
hi all. need clue for the 8s and 9 please. ty
11:50 pm
rururocks
I was gone yesterday
11:51 pm
Jacula
Blimey- FB download has finally been processed. Took about 10 mins. I've got another similar film to download. erks!
11:52 pm
grannyrose
mkg ro9. castle on chess board or large black bird + the world s***** is a much watched baseball game
11:53 pm
Minveryork
I am sorry I was not here to lift your spirits grannyrose. I am glad you had support from others though. Hope U are doing better today. It always nice for me to see U here.
11:53 pm
Jacula
Hi MKG - ar8 - those who tittilate or make feelings more aware. Ro9 - nesting sites for black birds, tr8 - leg covering garments.
11:54 pm
Minveryork
Hello mkg! How are you doing today?Welcome to the grid
11:54 pm
Minveryork
Hello Jacula! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.
11:54 pm
grannyrose
ar8 is the plural of ar7. ar + last part of stand alone structure one lives in + first letter of my name
11:54 pm
mkg
ty jac. got the ar. looking for tr.
11:55 pm
Minveryork
ro 9/78 is plural of a greeting place for gregarious birds.
11:55 pm
mkg
got tr too. ty
11:56 pm
Minveryork
Any guesses on the next grid size? My guess is 123 words.
11:57 pm
mkg
could use a clue for the o word third column second row. ty
11:57 pm
grannyrose
minver, i am much better today, thanx. it is lovely to see you too. your cheery greetings always lift me.
11:58 pm
rururocks
my guess for the new grid is 233
11:58 pm
Minveryork
Hi dizgrannie! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid
11:58 pm
grannyrose
no, ruru. back to front as always. .. 332....
11:58 pm
Jacula
It's Sunday so it will probably be a tiny grid.
11:59 pm
grannyrose
almost a snap diz....loll
11:59 pm
Minveryork
rururocks,you got quite the conversations in your profile!